The offense committed against an individual with an intent to harm the reputation of the victim or cause physical or mental harm using the Internet is considered a crime.
Spam means sending unsolicited bulk emails indiscriminately. It is performed for flooding the user's inbox with unwanted advertisements and messages. Apart from advertisements, some spams act as a carrier of malware. Its main goal is to spread malware, such as viruses and worms in, a computer system. Spams waste the network bandwidth as well as the receiver's time.
It is difficult to prevent receiving spam but it can be avoided to a certain extent by following the given precautions.
There are more than 5billion internet users across the world. This increase in
the number of internet users has increased cybercrimes related to harassing people.
Cyberstalking is one of them. Cyberstalking refers to a crime in which the cyberstalker
harasses a victim( can be a group, an organization, or an individual) by using the internet
or a computer. Cyberstalking is also known as e-stalking. The main goal of a cyber cyberstalker
is to manipulate and control the victim. The cyberstalker may be an online stranger or a person
known to the victim.
The word bullying means repeated behavior that is intended to hurt someone emotionally or physically. Cyberbullying refers to the act of harassing, embarrassing, threatening, or targeting a person using a computer and the Internet. Cyberbullying is also known as cyber harassment or online bullying. It is more common among teenagers.